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Meanings of undignified in English

Lacking dignity.

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Examples for "dignified"
1
I hope I look queenly and dignified; in truth I feel murderous.
The White Queen
2
The situation was very serious but Belgrade stayed dignified, cool-headed and calm.
The Irish Times
3
Ah... I'm trying to figure out a dignified way to say 'huh'?
Torch of Freedom
4
There was no pomp in the surroundings; all, though dignified, was simple.
Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1
5
I cannot think of a more dignified way to express our sympathy.
The Irish Times
Usage of undignified in English
1
The way prime minister's questions is currently conducted is an undignified spectacle.
The Guardian
2
Yet there is another undignified pattern of behaviour among the prominent Leavers.
The Guardian
3
It's chilly, he said, looking undignified in green space thermals and boots.
Genellan: planetfall
4
He kept harping on the undignified position it had placed him in.
Twenty Years of Hus'ling
5
The entire global economy collapsed in an undignified heap, whimpering and whining.
A colossal failure of common sense: the inside story of the coll...
6
Miss Hisselpenny struggled to rise from her undignified lounge upon the floor.
Changeless
7
Essentially they are messy, undignified distractions from the business of being royal.
News.com.au
8
That may seem an undignified comparison for a prince of the church.
Escape, and Other Essays
9
It was clear that he regarded the whole affair as absurd, undignified.
The Man Who Rocked the Earth
10
It might be undignified, he told himself but it was undeniably practical.
A Damsel in Distress
11
He, however, considered that it would be undignified to put the question.
The Three Admirals
12
This will be a most undignified exit, for a most undignified leader.
The South African
13
Such an undignified entrance into Wilmot was not to be thought of.
Peggy Stewart, Navy Girl, at Home
14
Then I pulled my hands away and burst into hysterical, undignified tears.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908
15
She had to run about after him, though it was rather undignified.
Peter Pan
16
She's hitched up her sari to an undignified, but rather fetching, height.
Breathe
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United Kingdom
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